Increasing the dispatchability of wind energy through interconnections in Asia and Australia

Both North East Asia and Australia have exhibited a reluctance for electrical interconnections between states. As they progress towards doing so, opportunities are created for improved use of renewable energy. Not only are additional markets opened up, but in both regions there will be greater access to hydroelectric dams by wind farms. It is the hydroelectric systems that provide excellent opportunities for storing the intermittent energy from wind farms. The end result is that the energy generated by wind farms can be dispatchable and thus be of greater value.